Advertising device.



(No. 839-5334.* n PATENTE) DBG. 26, 1965'. R.s.sUTT0N. 'f

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* UnrrnoA STATES PATENT o ROSS. S. SUTTON, OF ST. LOU1S, MISSOURLASSIGNOR 'Orione-SALT Tof JOSEPH R.

MILLER, OF ST. LOUIS,y MISSOURI.

. yAlcJvE'nTlsmle DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

\ 'l yPatented nec. `2'5, 1906.

appiicaaonlea April 1.1905. serial No. 253.263.

aJwhomit may concern;

v,`, I-3 eitknown that I, Ross S. SUTTON, a citithe `United States, residing at St. "ssouri, havel invented anew and a'specification. e `lnvention relates .to Aadvertising devices; and the general object thereof isl to provide a simple and eiective apparatus-ot, v.lo

torevealportions ofthe display characters. brought directly behindthe 'when they are said .'spaces. Mechanism is provided' to impart and maintain-intermittent movements gto the part carrying the display-characters, as required` lto'brin different characters in the. liDQOf. vision bejnd the open or trans-A parentsplesin the opaque shield.

Referring to the drawings, forming part'of this specification, Fi e 1 is a ronteleva Vtionl of a devicefemldflying 'my invention. Fig.2 is as'ecti al view thereof, the opaque hieldfbein 4oved vto disclose the art yca'rr'yingth characters and a `portion o the operating-mechanism and showing theiman- 'ner of operating the device by use of'a; motor.

ig. .3 .isa vertical4 sectional view taken apy.'fward.. Fig. 4 is a view showing the con- 1 ction and arrangement of the mechanf wlsm emplo ed to impartintermittent movements -to t e part carrying the display characters, omitting the motor to avoid confusion. Fig.f5 is a side view of the mechanism shown. in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 6 6 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional viewl taken along the linesl 7 7 in Figs. 4 and 6 looking leftward, as indicated by the arrows. Fig. 8 is a sectional view .on 5o the right, as the arrows indicate..

The jfcase 1Q contains the entire mechanism andisprovided with an opaque front 11, having'a'series of open or transparent spaces Y I 12, arran dvertising Device, of which the :fol-` paratus.

Ximately on the .line 3 3 in Fig. 2v looking.

the lines 8 8 in Figs. 4 and 6 looking toward ed or disposed in any referred lrelation. he said front y11 may e of stained or paintedglass .orl any other desired mate. ria, it only being necessary thaty there be play .characters when properlyy positioned. A `frame 13 is snspendedwithin the case 10 vand is arranged to swing' longitudinally, as may be understood by reference to Fig/2. A holding-frame 14 is pivoted tothe lower part of the suspended frame 13 and is intended `to receive and retain the sign-carrying part 15. On the part 15 signs, characters,'orwords, arranged so that durin oscillation of the frame 13 they will be broug t adjacent tofthe open or transparent s aces 12 therebyforming words Orother instance7V itcan' be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that there arev two distinct classes of signs to be-displayed andthat only one at a time is visible. -In' the drawings the visible Words the right anothersigncomprising the words Woolen and linen clothing lwill `be revealed. Itwill-be readil understood that that the form or'arran'gement on the part 15 isimmaterial.vv y .v l

As before indi`c`ated,.the display-carrying part 15 and theframe 13'are intended to be characters successively before the o enor :transparent places 12.. To cause suc 'oscila lation, I rovide a motor, which may be of any suita le type and which communicates with the frame 1-3 by a link. An intermethat thevarious signs or characters for display will be 'stoppe momentarily before the open or transparent spaces12.,

`sprin -motor or electric or any other preferre type, said motorpreferably being supported nearone end ofthe case forconvenience. The construction or arrangement of this motor is immaterial. It is evident that any 'of the available types may be used, for which reason I have omitted illustration thereof in most of the views of the drawings. The conventional illustration of a motor in are arranged a plurality of f transparent or open spaces to reveal the dis-` i evices which itis'desired todisplay. IFor e are..Cigars,'tobaccojeteand itvcan be v seen that by the frame 13 toward I may change the signs or isplays at will and oscillated as required to bring the ldisplay diate escapement operates to cause the swing-v ing movement to become. intermittent, so y 16 indicates the motor; which may be a'- y Figs.l Zand 3 will be sulcient to enable those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains to comprehend the manner of connection. The motor is arranged to drivea shaft 17 throu h the medium of a train of gears and a yie ding connection between one of said gears, as 1S, and the shaft. The gear or pinion 18 isrigid with asleeve 19 on the shaft 17, and a spring 2O enoircles the said sleeve, one end of said spring being connected to a pin or projection 21 on the pinion and the other end of said spring being connected to a disk or arm 22, rigid with the said shaft 17. From the foregoing it wili be apparent that the motor will impart motion to the shaft 17 through the medium of the connection afforded by the spring 20 and the disk or arm 22. A disk 23 is attached to the end of the shaft 17, and a link 24 is ivoted thereto outside the center, said link being also connected to the frame 13, so that. rotation of the shaft 1.7 causes the oscillation or swinging of the frame 13 and the part 15 as required to bring the various signs or displays successively before the open cr transparent spaces 12.

in addition to the mechanism just' described it is necessary or desirable to provide means to break the continuity of the movement of the displays, so that they may remain momentarily in view. This is accomplished by an escapemcnt device which stops the rotation of the shaft 17 for short periods while the motor. continues to operate, the power being stored up in the spring 20. A collar-bearing 25 for the shaft 17 extends outwardly toward the disk 23. A bar 26, having a central hole to receive the bearing, is pivoted on the bearing, and two arms 27 project from said bar toward the gear or pinion 18. An eccentric disk or cam 28 is rigid with the gear or pinion 18, and the arms 27 project over the peripheryT of said cam, as clearly shown in Figs. L1 and 6. The rotation of the cam alternately raises and lowers the arms 27, and thereby rocks the bar26. A lug or projection 29 is rigid with the inner face of y the disk 23 and is of sufficient length to engage the outermost end 'of 'the bar 26, as shown in Fig. 4. The parts are arranged so that when one sign. or group of display characters are infront of the spaces 12 the lug 29 will strike one end of the bar 26, and thereby stop the disk 23 and also the frame 13, and so hold the sign or characters in plain sight for a short time. In the meantime the motor continues in operation and stores up power in the spring 20. The larger part of the cam soon passes from one arm 27 to the other, and thereby rocks the bar 26, releasing the disk 23. The spring 20 instantly turns the shaft 17 until the lug 29 strikes the other end ofthe bar 2o, the arrangement being such that another sign on group of display characters is then in vir I; This operation is continuous, and no adjustment or other disposition of the parts or mechanism will be necessary. lt may be noted, however, by referring to Fig. 5 that I provide a series of places or points of attachment 3() on the disk 23 for the link 24, so that the scope of movement of the frame 1 3 may be varied.

To those sklled in this' class of devices many variations will readily suggest themselves which may be embodied in devices of this kind without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Fatent, is

11 An advertising device comprisnrg an .opaque shield having transparent spaces, a

swinging frame suspended behind vthe said shield, a holding-frame pivoted to the lower part of the swinging frame, means for moving the swinging frame and thereby the holding-frame to different positions, and means for holding said frames for predetermined periods in such positions.'

2. An advertising apparatus comprising an opaque shield having transparent spaces, a swinging frame suspended behind said shield, a shaft, a link connection between the shaft and the swinging frame, a motor, a gear loose on the shaft,-drivon by said motor, spring connectionbetween the gear and the shaft, and an escapement device controlling the movement of the link connection between the shaft and swinging frame, substantially as described.

3. An advertising appara-tus comprising an opaque shield. having transparent spaces, a swinging frame carrying displays behind said shield, a motor, a shaft, a gear driven by said motor loose on the shaft, a spring connecting the gear to the shaft, a link connecting the shaft to the swinging frame, an escapcment, and means for causing the escapement to hold the link against movement at equidistant periods during rotation of the shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROSS S. SUTTON. Witnesses:

WILL MCCREA, JOHN U. MENTEER.

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